They are moving the puck ok around the zone, but how much of it is unpredictable and what you really don't see without Eriksson Ek on the power play...is there usually isn't a screen. And without a screen...no matter who's shooting unless the goaltender sucks...they'll probably make the save. I am all for calling out […]
Crease And Assist: Episode #58, Meet Me Under the Missile Toad In this episode, Kalisha, @MNSOTA and I spread holiday cheer with our Gift, Coal and Missile Toad segment, we discuss Wild fan expectations of David Jiricek and answer a ton of listener questions too! So grab yourself a nice glass of cider, egg nog, […]
There's some talk that the Andrae gig is cap-related. I will post separately on our goaltending. Our save percentage is lowest in the league. Our D is middling. That raises questions. Again, we might be underachieving. Or we may not. I am not processing this well. Really. Part of me says a young squad will […]
I posted in another place, but there are a minimum of five top centers this draft. Hagens, Misa, Desnoyers, Ryabkin and O'Brien are who I'd consider the top five. I don't have McQueen in the top five because his back injury is bad. William Moore is a really good center on a bad USNTDP team […]
In all the Sabre Suckage going on, I completely forgot that they get Rasmus Dahlin back from injury. He certainly gives a crap what is going on. But so far tonight it is all Maple Laffs to the tune of 4-1. And I am forced to listen to the Toronto cheerleader broadcast booth. Where is […]